List your "never-sell" axes!

[stiles72]

I'm sort of a pack rat when it comes to band gear, and I've only ever sold off a few things that just didn't work out from the start. I'm at around 12 basses these days and 7 amps. But if the house was to catch on fire, I'd run back in for my '63 Portaflex, the Gibson Blackbird, and my '93 Ibanez SR-800EG. All others can be replaced. The modified Blackbird has been my go to bass for the last 5 years and is the bass I now compare all others too. It sounds acoustically like no other T-bird I have ever played. The SR800EG was my very first bass, and I worked my ass off in college to buy that - so that one has a lot of sentimental value to it. The '63 Portaflex was just restored and damnit, I just put all that work into it - so I want to gig out with it! LOL

 

[vinxbass]

I'll never sell my 82' Steinberger L2 serial #340 and my 08' MIA Fender Jazz Bass V. All the rest could be sold for the right price.

 

[smcd]

I wouldn't sell any of these. Not because they're "magical" instruments, but because I'd never ever pay the price it would take to replace them.


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[bass player 48]

For me - It's my 1980 something MIJ Fender Precision Bass Lyte.

The funny thing is, I absolutely hate the way it looks… BUT it feels perfect and sounds great to me. It’s light, ergonomic, has a variety of sounds that I find easy enough to dial in, and that work well with the music I play, and the neck is what I consider perfect in every way. Other people think it looks like a nice bass… so whatever… I hate the way it looks – so what. It’s comfy and sounds great . I will never let it go.

 

[Hoover]

If you're a member of Talkbass and susceptible to GAS, there is no such thing as a bass you'd never sell.

No, if you're susceptible to GAS there is no such thing as a bass you'd never buy. Big difference.

 

[Hoover]

I wouldn't sell any of these.

omg, I think I just besmirched myself.

 

[your idol]

Ohhhh, hang around for a while, see enough zombie threads, and be able to memorize useless crap and it's kind of funny to see the trends sometimes. I've seen someone say that Bass A is the best thing they've ever played, they sing praise whenever possible, form the Bass A club....then sell the it.

yeah, just go to the classifieds and type in "feeler" and you will see a grocery list of basses no one was every going to sell starting with... i make take this off here or i have reservations about this but...

 

[Barnabas]

Floyd "Neva Sell" Hornebuckle
Mainly because no one would by it.

 

[bgartist]

After a pickup and pre swap, It's got my ideal tone.

 

[Buskman]

I dunno, smcd... all of those look pretty darn magical to me!

I wouldn't sell any of these. Not because they're "magical" instruments, but because I'd never ever pay the price it would take to replace them.


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[chunkstyle]

two basses that no one should ever sell that i've recently sold...

Modulus Quantum 4 with EMGs

Skyline Hollowbody with Dark Stars



regret is a real MFer...

 

[dkhp124]

This one...

You need to sell that. To me. Now.

... Wait, this is a "never-sell" thread...

 

[JTE]

For those of you who have "will never sell" basses, how long have you had them?

I've had the VS '62 Precision since April 15, 1983 (26 years).

I've had the Lakland Deluxe 4-94 since February 1998 (I think, maybe it was '99).

John

 

[etoncrow]

Azola Bug Bass II EUB

Birdsong Mesquito (mesquite) fretless 4

Birdsong Hy5 (mahogany) fretted 5

Also (no pics) Birdsong Cortobass (maple) fretted 4
Birdsong Cortobass (mahogany) fretless 4
Warwick Corvette Std fretless 5

 

[metron]

Probably both of my basses. A 1980 G&L L1000 and an '84 SB-2. I tend to not collect basses and these two have survived for quite a while.

 

[Spleenface92]

I'd never sell my jaguar, or my jay turser p bass. (the latter because it has sentimental value...not because it would probably never find a buyer ).

 

[paulslagle]

No sale pieces include:

'60 P-Bass (White - Tort Gard)
'61 J-Bass (White - Tort Guard)
'64 P-Bass (Burst - Tort Guard)
'64 P-Bass (Stripped to Natural before I got it - Tort Guard)
'64 J-Bass (Stripped to Natural before I got it - Tort Guard)
'68 Martin D-41
'72 Gurian S3R (very rare)
'56 Gibson Les Paul Custom
A couple of o ther 50's Gibsons

I have others I don't want to let go of, but every man has his price.

 

[christw]

I sold them all. They were things. Expensive things that sounded / played great and I lost thousands of dollars on but still things. :/

 

[StyleOverShow]

I'm a keeper I doubt I'll sell any basses... could do trades tho.

Won't even trade them - I'm keeping everything from now on.

 

[godofthunder59]

Floyd "Neva Sell" Hornebuckle
Mainly because no one would by it.

A ROAD Amp !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I had a ROAD 1x15 combo years ago Fantastic little amp ! Even though it was SS you could drive it by pushing the channel vol. Sounded just like JAE.